The use of repetitive element PCR fingerprinting (rep-PCR) for genetic subtyping of German field isolates of Paenibacillus larvae subsp. larvae

Apidologie

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 195-206

  Genersch, Elke ^a   Otten, Christoph ^b,c  

^a Landerinstitut fur Bienenkunde   (Germany)

^b Staatl Lehr Versuchsanst L   (Germany)

^c NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

American foulbrood; DNA fingerprinting; Genetic subtyping; Molecular epidemiology; Paenibacillus larvae larvae

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; LARVA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); INSERTION SEQUENCES; PAENIBACILLUS; PAENIBACILLUS LARVAE; PAENIBACILLUS LARVAE SUBSP. LARVAE; PROKARYOTA; TRANSPOSONS;

EID: 0038322109     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2003025     Document Type: Article

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